Infographic | How NSWIS went in the 2018 Winter Olympics

The NSW Institute of Sport has had a record involvement in this year’s Winter Olympics success, contributing 65% of the Australian Olympic Team athletes.

Across seven winter sports, NSWIS supported 33 athletes at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, 18 male and 15 female, of which 14 were attending their first Games.

Two silver medals – the most medals won by NSWIS athletes at a Winter Olympics – brings the NSW Institute of Sport medal tally to four, following a gold medal to Torah Bright in Vancouver (2010) and a silver in Sochi (2014).

Snowboarder Jarryd Hughes was chosen as flag bearer for the Australian Olympic Team at the Closing Ceremony, whilst Matt Graham is the first athlete from the NSWIS Development Program to progress to podium at a Winter Olympics.

A further four top eight finishes (Jakara Anthony 4th, Britt Cox 5th, Alex “Chumpy” Pullin 6th & Sami Kennedy-Sim 8th) capped off an exciting and successful Games for the NSW Institute of Sport which saw debutant Harley Windsor become the first Indigenous Australian to compete at a Winter Olympics.

2018 a year of achievements for #TeamNSWIS

As 2018 draws to a close, we look back on a year that was headlined by an incredible number of NSW Institute of Sport athletes competing at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics as well as the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.